Biography
Stuart Andrew has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on maternity and neonatal services, NHS waiting lists, and cancer treatment access. He has raised concerns about waiting list statistics potentially masking the true patient experience, questioned VAT on compassionate access medicines for children with cancer, and emphasized the importance of staff safeguards in maternity investigations. His contributions reflect a pattern of constructive scrutiny on service delivery and patient outcomes across multiple health areas including stroke rehabilitation, rare diseases, and public health matters.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…Given that we in this Chamber have heard some harrowing stories about maternity services around the country, does she not think it is important that we listen to the staff, and not just one individual with a different point of view?…”
Record by topic
- Palliative & end of life care41st of 56833.0
- NHS waiting lists21st of 53430.0
- Mental health159th of 88021.0
- Cancer66th of 62221.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing17th of 30215.0
- Maternity & neonatal68th of 43812.0
- Unpaid carers68th of 2839.0
- Assisted dying116th of 3716.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Children's health28th of 1576.0
- GP access49th of 2416.0
- Rare diseases46th of 2026.0
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking41st of 1393.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
- Care home closures & provider failure13th of 473.0
- Adult social care & reform186th of 3763.0
- Elderly care & frailty76th of 2363.0
- Diabetes68th of 1903.0
- Learning disability & autism654th of 8993.0
What they’ve said
“…he published figures do not clearly distinguish between patients who are treated and those who are removed from waiting lists without treatment. With consultants now taking strike action and the situation potentially getting worse, how can the Secretary of State prove that patients are actually being seen faster, rathe…”
Topical Questions · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was thinking about one of my very dear friends who suffered quite a debilitating stroke. I thought, “If only that had been available for him, how different his life might be now.” I thank my right hon. Friend for raising that. Care should not end when a patient leaves the acute ward.”
Heart Disease and Stroke: Premature Deaths · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is important to remember that heart disease and stroke affect all age groups. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for his work on the APPG and for his kind words. I visited his constituency when I was a Minister.”
Heart Disease and Stroke: Premature Deaths · 2026-07-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…tten statement, on trust-by-trust progress? Will the estates funding include accommodation for parents close to neonatal units so that families are not separated from their critically ill babies? We do not oppose a statutory maternity and neonatal commissioner, but Ministers must be clear about the role’s purpose, powe…”
National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Maternity and neonatal safety has challenged Governments of both parties, but it would be wrong to let that history soften the urgency. Women and families are tired of telling their story, hearing promises and seeing the same themes return.”
Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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